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Nailed. Dead. Risen.

Impending Doom · 2007

34 min · 11 tracks · deathcore

Relentless breakdowns and guttural vocals collide with melodic undertones, creating a harrowing soundscape of existential dread.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Left Behind — Opening with an aggressive pace, this track sets the tone for the album’s exploration of despair and alienation while showcasing the band's technical prowess.
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    Nailed. Dead. Risen. — The title track encapsulates the album’s thematic core, merging punishing riffs with a reflective narrative about redemption and resurrection.
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    He's Coming Back — Closing the album with an epic length, this track builds on themes of anticipation and hope, contrasting heaviness with melodic elements that resonate deeply.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

51 /100
Foothills
Higher than 34% of albums we've rated

The album's heavy sound and thematic depth contribute to its standing in the deathcore genre.

What we noticed

  • The album features relentless breakdowns that dominate the majority of tracks, often transitioning into melodic interludes that provide brief moments of contrast.
  • Guttural vocals are consistently layered over heavy instrumentation, with lyrics focusing on themes of existential dread and faith.
  • Several tracks utilize tempo shifts, where a slow, crushing pace suddenly accelerates into faster sections, creating a jarring effect.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Left Behind 0:57
  • 2 My Nemesis 2:51
  • 3 In Reverence Of 2:57
  • 4 The Mark of the Unfaithful 3:23
  • 5 Nailed. Dead. Risen. 3:37
  • 6 Condemned 2:47
  • 7 At the Churches' End 2:51
  • 8 Silence the Oppressors 3:11
  • 9 For All Have Sinned 2:43
  • 10 Feeding the Decomposing 3:04
  • 11 He's Coming Back 6:16

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